Dara Horn

Dara Horn
Born1977 (age 46–47)
New Jersey, US
OccupationAuthor, professor
LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish
EducationHarvard University (BA, PhD)
University of Cambridge
Period2002-present
Notable worksIn the Image
The World to Come
All Other Nights
A Guide for the Perplexed
Eternal Life
People Love Dead Jews
Notable awardsEdward Lewis Wallant Award (2002)
National Jewish Book Award (2003, 2006, and 2021)
Harold U. Ribalow Prize (2007)
Children4
Website
darahorn.com

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Dara Horn (born 1977) is an American novelist, essayist, and professor of literature. She has written five novels and in 2021, released a nonfiction essay collection titled People Love Dead Jews, which was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in nonfiction. She won the Edward Lewis Wallant Award in 2002, the National Jewish Book Award in 2003, 2006, and 2021, and the Harold U. Ribalow Prize in 2007.